Clock Cozy
Machine: I used 4.5 Standard (but any could be used)
Gauge: Doesn’t matter as long as you measure what is
needed
Yarn:
Coordinating colors abt the same wt.
You might be looking at it a long time, so use your faves.
Clock: purchased very economically at Target—Clock circumference
31 ½ inches; rim abt 2 ½ inches. Comes
in red, turquoise and black; takes one AA battery.
DIRECTIONS:
Cast on with waste yarn and knit a
few rows. I used 23 stitches, T6. My gauge was roughly 7 st and 10 rows to the
inch.
Knit 29 ½ inches, about one to two inches
shorter than the circumference, alternating colors randomly. It’s important to
make the cozy snug, but not so short that the stitches are stretched and
distorted.
Leave a yarn tail of the main color either at
the beginning or the end of the strip to seam with. Always change colors on the
right side of the bed and knot the old with the new so it doesn’t unravel. This will be on the back of the clock so it
won’t show.
Start and end with the same color
after (at the beginning) and before the
waste yarn (at the end). Measure
frequently while the strip is on the machine, without weights. When it’s the correct size, take off on
several rows of waste yarn.
FINISHING
No need to run in the yarn ends, (except
maybe on your kitchener row, but make sure they are secure. Trim ends to abt 2 inches.
Kitchener stitch the beginning to the
end. Don’t twist the circle. Fit over the clock rim with knots on the back
side and situated so it stays put. The
stockinette naturally rolls, making a nice edge. You can tuck the ends inside the band if they
bother you. I used the non-hook end of a crochet hook to gently urge them into
hiding once the seaming was done and the cozy was placed onto the clock. (Of course, they bothered me!)
Remove waste yarns. I love the color red, so I let part of the
rim of the clock show. A dab of glue here and there wouldn’t hurt if
you’re having trouble getting the cozy to stay put. Actually, once you get the cozy on and hung
on the wall, it’s not going anywhere so it doesn’t have to be fitting so
precisely.
Voila’, an original, funky clock that makes a
statement about how you spend your time!
Some examples I have seen do a single
color chain stitch, crocheted, around the front inside of the circle,
presumably to make it fit better. I
liked mine plain.
I wish I could say that this was my
original idea. I saw it on Ravelry (hand
knit)
Retrobaby
by Inger
Website
Check out the examples on Ravelry for design ideas.
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